FoE response to final statement on complaint guidelines on Rabobank and Bumitama (Jan 2016)
The report contains Friends of the Earth’s response to the final statement by the Dutch National Contact Point (NCP) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on the case of loans by Rabobank to illegal operating oil palm company Bumitama, 15th of January, 2016.
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Statement: Palm oil land conflict and community consultation in Cross River State, Nigeria
Earlier this year, Friends of the Earth groups in Nigeria and the United States published the report Exploitation and empty promises: Wilmar’s Nigerian land grab, which raises serious concerns about human rights, equity and development justice in regards to PZ-Wilmar’s purchase of lands in Nigeria’s Cross River State. Wilmar responded by dismissing many of the …
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Global palm oil companies fail to prevent Indonesian fires
A large number of forest fires have been discovered on Indonesian plantations owned by global palm oil companies Bumitama and Wilmar International. Despite new evidence that both companies violate their own ‘no deforestation’ policies, major U.S. and European investors have not taken significant steps to address these problems, according to a new report released today. …
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Wasted year for the circular economy
The European Commission today launched its revised proposal to tackle resource use and waste in Europe. The reworked Circular Economy Package is weaker than last year’s axed proposal, according to Friends of the Earth Europe, and lacks the solid foundations required to address Europe’s overconsumption of resources and its global impact. The previous proposal was …
Circular Economy Package leaks – ambition or inaction?
Based on leaked drafts of the European Commission’s revised waste and resource legislation – the Circular Economy Package – this briefing report analyses the key points involved and the expectations of Friends of the Earth Europe for the proposal. After last year’s Package was controversially shelved, the Commission has promised to release the proposals in a …
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